A look at the headlines right now:

  1. NGT tells Delhi government to prove odd-even scheme curbs pollution and is not just an inconvenience: Schools stayed shut in the city on Friday, as air quality was still in the ‘severe’ category.
  2. GST Council lowers tax rates on 177 goods, leaves only 50 items under 28% slab: Chocolate, chewing gum, aftershave, beauty products, powder, detergent and marble will now by levied 18% under the GST.  
  3. Bus conductor, now cleared of murder charge in Ryan school case, to file case against police officers: After arresting a Class 11 student for the murder, the CBI said it was also investigating the role of a second student.
  4. Supreme Court turns down plea to give Hindus in seven states and one Union Territory minority status: The court told the petitioner to approach the National Commission for Minorities.  
  5. Tipu Jayanti celebrated amid tight security in Karnataka, Section 144 imposed in Kodagu district: Protestors pelted stones at a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus in Madikeri town.  
  6. Padmavati will not be banned in Rajasthan, assures Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria: The sentiments of communities depicted in the movie will also be taken care of, the minister added.  
  7. JNU fines four students for cooking and eating biryani near administration block, say reports: The students have been ordered to pay the fines ranging between Rs 6,000 and Rs 10,000.  
  8. Father of victim in Jisha rape and murder case found dead near his home in Kerala: His death comes as the court began a final hearing of the rape and murder case of Jisha.  
  9. US will no longer tolerate ‘chronic trade abuses’, Donald Trump says at economic summit in Vietnam: He added that the US is ready to sign bilateral trade agreements with any Indo-Pacific nation that will abide by the principles of fair and reciprocal trade.
  10. Former nurse in Germany may have killed at least 100 patients, say police: Niels Hoegel was sentenced to life for trying to play the hero by injecting fatal doses of heart medication to two patients and then attempting to revive them.